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Walter McGrail

Walter McGrail

Acting·1888–1970·117 films

Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in The Scarlet Runner, a 12-chapter serial.

Filmography

Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)Capt. Sickel (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)Gang Leader (uncredited)
Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children (1938)The Boss (uncredited)
Night Nurse
Night Nurse (1931)The Drunk
A Double Life
A Double Life (1947)
My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee (1940)Townsman (uncredited)
Bowery at Midnight
Bowery at Midnight (1942)Coroner (uncredited)
The Shadow Strikes
The Shadow Strikes (1937)Winstead Comstock
Union Depot
Union Depot (1932)Pickpocket (uncredited)
The World Moves On
The World Moves On (1934)The Duallist (1825)
Under Eighteen
Under Eighteen (1932)Gregg (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet (1940)Dean
Men Without Women
Men Without Women (1930)Cobb
The Pay-Off
The Pay-Off (1930)Emory
Murder by the Clock
Murder by the Clock (1931)Herbert Endicott
Old San Francisco
Old San Francisco (1927)Vasquez's Grandson - in Prologue
Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath (1931)Chief Joe Cobb
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love (1941)Stoddard (uncredited)
Where the North Begins
Where the North Begins (1923)Gabrielle Dupree
Vanity Street
Vanity Street (1932)Detective Hanson (uncredited)
Marked Men
Marked Men (1940)Doctor
Billy the Kid Trapped
Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)Judge Jack McConnell
Mysterious Doctor Satan
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)Stoner
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger (1936)Guard
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Captain
Held For Ransom
Held For Ransom (1938)Donnelly
Sunset Range
Sunset Range (1935)Grant
Flaming Youth
Flaming Youth (1923)Jamieson James
River's End
River's End (1930)Martin
Along the Rio Grande
Along the Rio Grande (1941)Cattle Buyer (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific (1926)Capt. Grover
Special Agent K-7
Special Agent K-7 (1936)Vincent 'Lanny' Landers
Suzanna
Suzanna (1923)Ramón
Night Beat
Night Beat (1931)Martin Andrews
The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets (1939)Henchman DaCosta
Code of the Fearless
Code of the Fearless (1939)Ranger Captain Rawlins
When the Door Opened
When the Door Opened (1925)Clive Grenfal
A Demon for Trouble
A Demon for Trouble (1934)Dyer
The Teaser
The Teaser (1925)Roderick Caswell
Soldiers and Women
Soldiers and Women (1930)Capt. Arnold
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost (1932)Henchman Brad
American Beauty
American Beauty (1927)Claverhouse
Women Everywhere
Women Everywhere (1930)Lieutenant of Legionnaires
The River of Romance
The River of Romance (1929)Major Patterson
David Harum
David Harum (1934)Townsman (uncredited)
On the Great White Trail
On the Great White Trail (1938)Garou
Men of the Night
Men of the Night (1934)Louie
Ten Laps to Go
Ten Laps to Go (1936)Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic
And Then There Were Four
And Then There Were Four (1950)Tom McCall
The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger (1930)Phil Lawson
The Dancers
The Dancers (1925)The Argentine
The Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby (1922)Ralph Gordon
Riders of the West
Riders of the West (1942)Miller, the Banker
West of Rainbow's End
West of Rainbow's End (1938)George Reynolds aka Johnson
A Son of the Sahara
A Son of the Sahara (1924)Capt. Jean Duval
The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes (1930)Bland
In Old Montana
In Old Montana (1939)Joe Allison
The Play Girl
The Play Girl (1928)David Courtney
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour (1923)Dick Manley
The Girl Problem
The Girl Problem (1919)Ernest Sanford
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940)Judge Fitzgerald
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness (1928)Childers
Havoc
Havoc (1925)Roddy Dunton
The City
The City (1926)Jim Hannock
Playthings of Destiny
Playthings of Destiny (1921)Hubert Randolph
Blockade
Blockade (1928)Hayden
A Son of His Father
A Son of His Father (1925)Holdbrook
Part Time Wife
Part Time Wife (1930)Johnny Spence
Marriage License?
Marriage License? (1926)Marcus Heriot
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point (1921)Richard Janeway
Lights Out
Lights Out (1923)Sea Bass
McKenna of the Mounted
McKenna of the Mounted (1932)Inspector Oliver P. Logan
Adventure
Adventure (1925)Tudor
The Red Shadow
The Red Shadow (1932)
Over There
Over There (1917)
The Country Cousin
The Country Cousin (1919)George Tewksbury Reynolds III
Lights of New York
Lights of New York (1916)Hawk Chovinski
The Secret Studio
The Secret Studio (1927)Mr. Kyler
Anybody's War
Anybody's War (1930)Captain Davis
Forbidden Waters
Forbidden Waters (1926)J. Austin Bell
Life's Twist
Life's Twist (1920)Steven De Koven
Habit
Habit (1921)Charles Munson
Blind Youth
Blind Youth (1920)Maurie Monnier
Nobody's Money
Nobody's Money (1923)Frank Carey
The Cradle
The Cradle (1922)Courtney Webster
Pilgrims of the Night
Pilgrims of the Night (1921)Gilbert Hannaway
The Mad Marriage
The Mad Marriage (1925)
The Scarlet West
The Scarlet West (1925)Lt. Harper
Is Divorce a Failure?
Is Divorce a Failure? (1923)Kelcey Barton
Unguarded Women
Unguarded Women (1924)Larry Trent
Calling All Marines
Calling All Marines (1939)Capt. Chester
State Trooper
State Trooper (1933)Burman
The Veiled Woman
The Veiled Woman (1929)Diplomatic Attaché
The Invisible Fear
The Invisible Fear (1921)Arthur Comstock
Prisoners of the Storm
Prisoners of the Storm (1926)Sergeant McClellan
Everybody's Girl
Everybody's Girl (1918)Blinker
Gerald Cranston's Lady
Gerald Cranston's Lady (1924)Gordon Ibbotsleigh
The Bad Man
The Bad Man (1923)Morgan Pell
Is Love Everything?
Is Love Everything? (1924)Boyd Carter
The Adventure Shop
The Adventure Shop (1919)Josephus Potts, Jr.
Her Mad Bargain
Her Mad Bargain (1921)David Leighton
Police Call
Police Call (1933)Dr. James A. Gordon
The Yosemite Trail
The Yosemite TrailNed Thorpe
The Invisible Divorce
The Invisible Divorce (1920)Jimmy Ryder
Her Husband's Secret
Her Husband's Secret (1925)Leon Kent
The Top of New York
The Top of New York (1922)Emery Gray
Champion of Lost Causes
Champion of Lost Causes (1925)Zanten / Dick Sterling
Indiscretion
Indiscretion (1917)Jimmy Travers
Miss Ambition
Miss Ambition (1918)Larry Boyle
The Black Secret
The Black Secret (1919)Ray McKay
The Song of the Soul
The Song of the Soul (1918)Dr. Evans
The Business of Life
The Business of Life (1918)James Desboro
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917)Count Dario
Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard (1918)Gerald Thorne
Darling Mine
Darling Mine (1920)Roger Davis
Within the Law
Within the Law (1917)Dick Gilder
The Triumph of the Weak
The Triumph of the Weak (1918)Jim Roberts